Resource Exhaustion Affecting exiv2-libs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-EXIV2LIBS-1994284
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 May 2018

Introduced: 9 May 2018

CVE-2018-10958  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 exiv2-libs.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream exiv2-libs package and not the exiv2-libs package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In types.cpp in Exiv2 0.26, a large size value may lead to a SIGABRT during an attempt at memory allocation for an Exiv2::Internal::PngChunk::zlibUncompress call.